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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1494253.015 - Circor Refinery Valves
Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office
Site Address:
Circor Refinery Valves
16331 Second Street
Channelview, TX 77530
Mailing Address:
16315 Market St., Channelview, TX 77530
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 332911/Industrial Valve Manufacturing
Inspection Type: Referral
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/24/2020
Emphasis: N:Amputate
Case Closed: 11/22/2021
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | 1662323 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $13,494 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,494 |
| Current Penalty | $9,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100147 F01 II | 10/19/2020 | 11/13/2020 | $9,000 | $13,494 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 3:05 p.m. on September 18, 2020, an employee had changed out an oil line. The employee and his supervisor removed the lockout device and energized the machine and moved the table in the machine to make sure the new oil line was working properly. The machine sounded an overtravel alarm, but the employee could see the table did not overtravel. The employee and supervisor determined the new oil line might have gotten caught in the overtravel switches. The employee entered the machine, laid down on the table, then looked under the table to view the installed oil line and the overtravel switches. The supervisor planned to inch the table forward as the employee watched the oil line coil and stretch with the movement of the table. The supervisor unintentionally stepped on a foot pedal of the machine. The pedal caused a tool to be released from a spindle in the machine. The tool weighed 10 pounds and fell onto the employee's hand, which happened to be positioned under it. The employee suffered an amputation to right thumb below the nail and was treated without hospitalization.
Keywords: Alarm, Amputated, Amputation, E GI IV (no lockout), Energized, Foot pedal, Hand, Live-Line Tool, Lockout, Oil Line, Spindle, Thumb
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1494253.015 | 53 | F | Non Hospitalized injury |